Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-11

ngvIsw OF TUE CHICAGO MARKE


CHICAGO, August 10 Corn IA King. Score
| tary stone announced from the Board 81 Trade
| gallery today that traders In corn would to-
mo row take charge Of the wheat pit whiie
the wheat Traders would take the places lately
occupied by tho corn crowd. The move was
rendered necessary by the greatly Increased
trading m corn. while the wheat crowd has be-
| come 20 email "a 20 require but little room.
| The bot wind which blew through the great
iXChauee room had The same cdect on prices
| that II had On the mercury. Everything went
up. The operators, sHeltering with heat, were
excited. 1he signal-seryice showed no rata In
the corn belt: no rain % help tho
coming acreage Of wheat: no rain 10
help tho pastures. Reports OF ruined
felds were more numerous aud forctbic than
| ever. Outside orders were 10 buy com. aud
| local spectators climbed over each other In
| their efforts 60 purchase, with receivers also
taking hand. May and September corn was
bought In tremendous quantities by the crowd
| nearly all day on buges The crowd would
sell. but would load up again on break OF
| i,aAc The Government reports, while not as
| uriayorable ~ expected by many operators,
| Induced some selling At higher prices. but,
| considering the large shortage In the hay crop,
| there were operators who believed in the pres
| ent n not higher prices Tor corn. The market
| opened excited and %a.c. higher than yester-
| DAY; advanced, with slight changes of .ai kc.,
| under sharp local demand: and reGctoi some
| under better offerings. Owing to desire to
| realize the market ruled unsettled and closed
| Ne. hisher for near futures and INC.
| higher for May than yesterdays closing.
| Wheat was duh and featureless. though
| prices advanced &c. above yesterdays
closing and len OF with q net gain OF &c. Tho
stropgih IN corn he'd much to DO with the Arm
| ness In wheat, but this neglected cereal Il not
| entirely without blends and believers. stalls
ties II tho movement OF wheat continue -
| favor the bulls, tho receipts at primary mar
| kets being light aud seaboari cleafances be-
yond expectations The Government report
| on crops shows 10 material change In the con-
| Gltion Of .pring wheat, but the Governments
| estimates on that crop were giyon no weight
| whatever. There WAS n firm opening for fu-
| tute deliveries OF oats, the market being bull
| ish all through the session In sympathy with
| corn. Tho demand for cash oats 10 go 20 store
| we're less urgent, but this appeared 10
| mako no difference with speculative values.
| There was DO excitement TO speak OF, ana
| uading. which was Of Just a moderate volume.
| was pretty evenly distributed. Al tho close
| Nay showed an advance for the day OF ac.,
| and les-dofcIred futures sc. Provisions
| tradc showed q stronger ungertone In next
| winters deliveries, which are receiving in-
creased stontiOn. The movement was even
| iullish. and for January pork sustained an
actual advance ~ 30c., lard lsc.. and short-rios
| nc. Pork for the same month was quoted
| at the close az si302%: ia cash and near flu
| lures The change for the better was less
| marked than tn January. though higher
| prices we're he rule. September lard. after
selliug at 6t2&aidCO closed the same n yos-
| to-day.
At. LOUIS
| ST. Louis. August lO.-Flour easy AMI QUOT.
| Wheat better; closed hahc above yesterday
| No. red. cash. 6S7sc ; September, ka7lc.,
cl,sed AZ lie; october ~ a5e' C. closed at
| s27 e. Corn higher: cash 49, ASST Au-
| gust. 3s1 as &C.: closed Al 3SIac september,
| 3shHag1.c closed at 29'sc. Oats lrm and
| higher; cash, sis a2i'sc.; August yic. I: Sep
| tember, Pc. Whiskey steady at siO6 Proyi-
| sions duh and weak. PORK irregular; new,
| $3.50. Lard. 1915. Dry. saltod meats tboxedi-
| Shoulders. s5.t5: long clear, a. lOass.i5. clear
| rib. ss.l2bafS.23; short clear. sSi0a;Sa0 Ba-
| con (hoXed)-shoulders, t6afG.50; long clear
| and clear-rib SsSjass % short clear, g.. la
| $780, Hams steady AT l2alic.
| LOUISVILLE.
! LOUISVILLE, August i0.-Grain quiet. Wheat
| No. red, Zoe. Coin-No. mixed, AZ Oats
| New. kc Provisions dull. Dscon-Clesr-rib
| sides. f92j; clear SIDES. $3.50; shoulders 81 %.
| Buk-meats Clear.rib sides. $3.50: shoulders,
| 81 -. Bulk .meRts-C iear-1b sides. sS1s%;
| clear sides, sSs7H shoulders, 81. Mess-pork
| nominal Ham. Sggar-curod. sii.15atl2D.
| Lard Choice leaf. e..
CINCINNATI
CrNcIsNATI. August l0-Flour strong and
| actiye. Wheat strong; No. red. ~. Corn
strong and higher with light offerings: No.
mixed. l5hai Oats In good demand and
higher; Ne. , mSed, - H2si,c. Pork quiet at
| slJ. Lard nrmer at % 81. Bulk meats and bacon
| nrIn and unchanged. Whisky active aud
utmtf AZ f4.uO. iog-dhl"t.
WILMINGTON.
WELLINGTON, n. c.. August 9--Turpentir @,
FIRM at s9@c. kosin dull strained. I'VE.
good strained, s2hc. Tar firm at sis0. Crude
turpeniin. firm; hard, Si.l0: yellow-dip aud
virgin. sI1j
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
(Repsrted for the Di.paichj
AuGusT io.-Msrketdun Prime 4sihc.: fan
cy, 4hc.; commtD, 81 s3Hc.: shsled, 81 49,.
factory hand. piekeJ. tha5Hc.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
Hzn YORK, August i0.-Cotton-Gross re-
ceilis, 2,lN bales; futures clOsed steady:
sales GaiO0 bales: August, s951as9.bs: sep
iemDer, 81 epa!y2O; October. sS.s0a,9.H: No
ycmter. s9i6; December. So l5ai9 10; Janu-
airy. 80 l.ass..0; February. ssg6as9g7: March,
s9@.a.921; April. S0.i0eS9ii; May, g. f7ss3i9.
COTTON MARKETS.
RORFoLK, VA. August i0.-Cotton nominal
middliDg. ioc. Net receipts, bales gross re-
ceipis, ralos; stock. l.iS bales sales,
bales exports-coastwise. - bales 70 Great
Britain. - bales; 70 France. - bales: 70
he Continent. - bales.
WnsISCToS. y. G., August i0.-cottol nomi-
nal uiGdling. ice. Net receipts, I bale;
gross receipts. ! bale; sales, - bales:
stock. i5i bales; elports-coastgiss, - bates:
tain. - balee: to France - bales.
SAVANNAH. Ca, Angus, l0-Cctlon nominal:
middIing. eac Net receipts. bales;
yro.s receipts. - bales; sales, - bales;
stock. 1913 beles exports - coastwise. -
bales: 10 tho Continent --- bales; 10 Great
Britain. - bales: 10 France. - bales.
AUGUSTA. Ga. August iO.-COtton QUOT; mid
ding. i0c. Receipts, -- bales; sales, -
bales.
CHARLESTON. 5. C.. August 10.--cottor quiet;
mcGliue. TO- yet receipts, 3 bales gross
receipts. bales saios - bales; siocf. 5d
taIeS; export~-to Groai Britain. - bales; to
The Continent 49, bales; coasts,se. - balos:
tO France taeS.